1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:20

²⁰So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,^dsaying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Footnotes

d 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the course	לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת	liṯ·qu·p̄ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8622 coming round, circuit
of time	הַיָּמִ֔ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Hannah	חַנָּ֖ה	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
conceived	וַתַּ֥הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth to	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
She named	וַתִּקְרָ֤א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמוֹ֙	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
Because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have asked for him	שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃	šə·’il·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
from the LORD	מֵיְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 41:51–52 · Exodus 2:10 · Matthew 1:21 · Exodus 2:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.